SEBRING - Highlands County investigators had to follow a trail involving several sales and a receipt with a fake name before determining a suspect in the theft of a four-wheeler and two motorcycles, according to a report released Wednesday.

John Carroll Meredith, 44, no address given, was arrested July 17 on a warrant and charged with third-degree grand theft, two counts of grand theft of a motor vehicle and dealing in stolen property.

The arrest came after a man reported on April 8 the theft of a trailer containing items that he owned, including the four-wheeler, two motorcycles and personal items.

On May 27, the victim notified the sheriff's office that he had learned that some of the stolen property was at a residence on Golden Road, the report said.

Deputies found the missing four-wheeler there and the owner of the Golden Road house told them that he bought the four-wheeler from his nephew.

The man's nephew told investigators that he bought the four-wheeler from his wife's brother, John Meredith, the report said.

The nephew also told authorities that Meredith gave him a receipt but put a fake name on it, the report added.

The nephew's wife also reported that Meredith stored several items at her residence and those items ended up being from the stolen trailer, the report said.

Woman accused of selling drugs

AVON PARK - An Avon Park woman was arrested after 14 grams of Ecstasy were found at her residence, according to a report released Wednesday.

Devanette Devon Graydon, 24, no address given, was arrested June 21 on a warrant by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and charged with cruelty toward a child, trafficking in Ecstasy and possession of drug paraphernalia.

The arrest came a month after the Special Investigations Unit of the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and the SWAT team searched Graydon's residence.

The report said that the pills were different colors and could be easily mistaken to be candy, while being within the reach of children in the household.

Man arrested for domestic violence

SEBRING - A Sebring man was arrested after his wife accused him of choking her, according to a report released Wednesday.

Rocque Ricardo Russell, 35, no address given, was arrested July 10 by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office and charged with battery and felony domestic battery.

The situation leading to the arrest began when the wife threatened to pour bleach on her husband's clothing if he did not leave the house, the report said.

In an ensuing altercation, Russell slapped his wife in the face and choked her, the report said.

As of press time, Russell remained in the Highlands County jail on $10,000 bond.